Nagpur-born Yash Rathod hits unbeaten 100 off 122 balls for India A against New Zealand A

Nagpur-born Yash Rathod is the name on everyone's lips on the New Zealand tour these days. The second unofficial Test between India A and New Zealand A was played in Christchurch. Yash scored 100 runs off 122 balls and remained not out till the end.

Yash has contributed with the bat in both matches. In the first match, India A's first innings was bowled out for just 113. Even in that difficult situation, Yash put on a 44-run partnership, and it was because of that that the team could go past 100. In the second innings he scored 66 and drew attention again. Now, in the second match, he has gone on to score a century. Yash is the only uncapped player in India A's side who has played both matches, and he has succeeded in both.

Yash Rathod is a left-handed batter who plays in the middle order. In domestic cricket he plays for Vidarbha. Yash, 26, was born in Nagpur on May 16, 2000. The 2017-18 Cooch Behar Trophy is the country's biggest Under-19 tournament. Yash played a major role in Vidarbha's win in it. He scored 945 runs at an average of 94.5, with four centuries and two half-centuries, and was the highest run-scorer in the whole tournament.

Yash made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2023. He holds the record for the most runs in the 2024-25 Ranji season. He scored 960 runs in 18 matches, including 5 centuries and 3 half-centuries. His team also won the title that year. In the last Ranji season he scored 645 runs in 6 matches at an average of 107, with 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries.

Before leaving for New Zealand and before playing for India A, Yash had scored 134 against Puducherry in the Ranji Trophy.

Now to his career figures. In first-class cricket, Yash has scored 3,117 runs in 57 innings across 34 matches, at an average of 61.11 and a strike rate of 61.51. His highest score is 194, and he has 12 centuries and 14 half-centuries. In List A, he has 1,107 runs in 30 innings across 34 matches. The average is 44.28 and the strike rate 90, the highest score is an unbeaten 138, and he also has 3 centuries and 5 half-centuries. His T20 record is not as good. In 5 matches he has scored only 94 runs at an average of 18.8 and a strike rate of 110.58, with a highest score of 36.